LINCOLN, Neb. - Alert the Press shook off a challenge into the far turn by 6-5 favorite Brenda's Wampum and drew off for a 5 1/4-length win in the $29,350 Capitol City Futurity as Lincoln Race Course closed out its season Sunday afternoon.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Two years ago, Marlang was one of the top 3-year-olds in Canada. This year, Marlang is showing the same ability in turf marathons in California.

In Sunday's $100,000 Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park, Marlang ($6.80) led throughout the 1 1/2 miles on turf and held off a late threat from Champ Pegasus to win by a length. Sent off favored, Marlang was timed in 2:25.46. The Sunset Handicap was the feature race on the final day of the spring-summer meeting.

Cheatin a Little handed Danzip the first defeat of his career on Sunday, when he powered to a four-length win in the $31,050 Colorado Derby at Arapahoe Park. Danzip set the pace as the 3-5 favorite and finished second, four lengths clear of third-place finisher Mr. Omeara.

Cheatin a Little ($10.20) had one horse beat in the early going of the Colorado Derby, while Danzip moved to the lead and took the field through and opening six furlongs in 1:11.02. Cheatin a Little advanced, overtook the leader in the stretch, and covered 1 1/16 miles on a fast track in 1:45.48.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Mekong Melody prevailed by a nose over another Roger Attfield trainee, favored Ave, in Sunday's $300,400 Dance Smartly Stakes at Woodbine.

Mekong Melody ($13.90) was making her first start of the year in the nine-furlong turf route, with Patrick Husbands in tow. She tracked pacemaker First Circle most of the way, before hitting the front in midstretch, and went on to win in a time of 1:46.09 over the firm going.

Under a perfectly timed ride by Mario Gutierrez, Ganbei got up in the last couple of jumps to upset Burj Dubai by a neck in the $52,961 S.W. Randall Plate at Hastings on Sunday.

Ganbei ($17.50) trailed the field early while Burj Dubai was cutting out honest fractions of 23.60 seconds, 46.74, and 1:11.13 for six furlongs. Ganbei started to pick up horses at the quarter-pole and rallied in the stretch while going four wide. Lowther Street made a late but nonthreatening move to finish third.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Two days before they are to ship to Saratoga for the summer, Quality Road and Super Saver, two of the stars of trainer Todd Pletcher's barn, put in strong workouts Sunday morning over Belmont Park's main track.

Though Quality Road's work didn't go as planned, the leading older horse in the country still went five furlongs in 58.78 seconds, according to Daily Racing Form. It was the fastest of 32 works at the distance.

OPELOUSAS, La. - Ide Like a Double successfully defended his title in the $50,000 Oak Hall Stakes on Saturday night at Evangeline Downs, rallying down the stretch under John Jacinto to best Pantara Phantom by 1 1/4 lengths. It was another three-quarters of a length back to pacesetter Chief Jay, who was followed by Headstart. Flashy Wise Cat, the 6-5 favorite, failed to fire and reported home fifth.

STANTON, Del. - Nobody went with Life At Ten early, so nobody was going to catch her late.

Unchallenged through soft early fractions under John Velazquez, Life At Ten cruised to a three-length victory Saturday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his record-tying fourth victory in the Grade 2, $750,000 Delaware Handicap.

In winning her sixth consecutive race and third graded stakes, Life At Ten earned an automatic berth in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic this fall at Churchill Downs.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Ultra Blend ($5.40), the most accomplished runner in the field and the favorite despite having only one start in 2010, lived up to expectations and pulled clear in the lane to win the $78,000 California State Fair Sprint on Saturday.

ALTOONA, Iowa - When Wilson Brown saw Smiles Ahead on the track before the $75,000 Prairie Gold Juvenile at Prairie Meadows on Saturday, he was confident. "They better put their racing shoes on if they are going to beat him tonight," he said of the colt that he bred, owns, and trains.

Brown was right, as Smiles Ahead ($12.20) rallied from fifth to win the 5 1/2-furlong Juvenile, returning just seven days from his maiden victory to beat six other colts and geldings.

"I knew we were coming back pretty quickly, but Tony, my assistant, has done a fabulous job," said Brown.